2008 Grand Prix of Australia
16 March - Melbourne: 307.574 km (5.303 km x 58 laps)
Pole position: L. Hamilton McLaren 1:26.714 Fastest Lap: H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:27.418 Results: 1 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:34:50.616 2 N. Heidfeld BMW +5.478 3 N. Rosberg Williams +8.163 4 F. Alonso Renault +17.181 5 H. Kovalainen McLaren +18.014 6 K. Nakajima Williams 57 laps 7 S. Bourdais Toro Rosso 55 Engine 8 K. Raikkonen Ferrari 53 Engine Disqualified: R. Barrichello Honda 58 Pitlane Infringement Did Not Finish: R. Kubica BMW 49 Accident T. Glock Toyota 43 Accident T. Sato Super Aguri 32 Transmission N. Piquet Renault 30 Accident damage F. Massa Ferrari 29 Engine D. Coulthard Red Bull 26 Accident J. Trulli Toyota 19 Electrical A. Sutil Force India 8 Hydraulics M. Webber Red Bull 0 Accident J. Button Honda 0 Accident A. Davidson Super Aguri 0 Accident S. Vettel Toro Rosso 0 Accident G. Fisichella Force India 0 Accident Qualifying Times: 1 L. Hamilton McLaren 1:26.714 2 R. Kubica BMW 1:26.869 3 H. Kovalainen McLaren 1:27.079 4 F. Massa Ferrari 1:27.178 5 N. Heidfeld BMW 1:27.236 6 J. Trulli Toyota 1:28.527 7 N. Rosberg Williams 1:28.687 8 D. Coulthard Red Bull 1:29.041 9 S. Vettel Toro Rosso 1:25.842 10 R. Barrichello Honda 1:26.173 11 F. Alonso Renault 1:26.188 12 J. Button Honda 1:26.259 13 K. Nakajima Williams 1:26.413 14 M. Webber Red Bull 1:26.914 15 K. Raikkonen Ferrari 1:26.140 16 G. Fisichella Force India 1:27.207 17 S. Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:27.446 18 A. Sutil Force India 1:27.859 19 T. Glock Toyota 1:29.593 10 places: gearbox, yellow flag 20 T. Sato Super Aguri 1:28.208 21 N. Piquet Renault 1:28.330 22 A. Davidson Super Aguri 1:29.059